Okla. Admin. Code § 515:20-1-2 - Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Administrative office" means the current main office for the Board, the address of which shall be posted to the Board's public website.
"Applicant" means a person who has submitted a pardon application to the Board for consideration.
"Application review" means the process conducted by the administrative staff of the Board to determine the completeness of the application.
"Board" means the Pardon and Parole Board.
"Conviction" means a formal judgment of guilt entered by a court or, if adjudication of guilt was withheld, where:
"Complete application" means an application in which all sections of the application have been determined to be complete and all required documentation has been submitted.
"Confirmation number" means a tracking number assigned by the administrative staff of the Board upon request by persons who wish to speak in support or in protest of an inmate's parole, pardon, commutation, or clemency consideration.
"Docket" means the document which is created to identify the individuals who will be considered by the Board.
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Board.
"Illegible application" means a handwritten application in which the handwriting cannot be read as determined by the Executive Director or an assigned designee.
"Incomplete application" means an application that is lacking a part, parts, or all of a section or sections or the applicant did not sufficiently answer all questions as determined by the Executive Director or an assigned designee as required in the pardon application instructions.
"Ineligible application" means an application submitted by an applicant who does not meet the eligibility criteria for a pardon consideration.
"Legal representative for the Applicant" means a person or persons who is licensed to practice law and appointed or authorized to represent the Applicant.
"Pardon" means an act of forgiveness by the Governor that allows a person to be released from the consequences of conviction of a crime and restores some of a person's civil rights.
"Pardon application" means the form approved by the Board for the consideration of a pardon.
"Personal appearance" means an appearance by the Applicant before the members of the Board either in person or via video-conferencing.
"Pre-pardon investigation" means an investigation conducted to verify the information provided in the application.
"Receipt" means the date on which the application is determined to be complete and has been date stamped as received.
"Victim" means any person against whom the criminal offense or delinquent act is committed or who is directly and proximately harmed by the commission of the offense or act.
"Victim representative" means a person who is a member of the immediate family of the Victim, including stepparents, stepbrothers, stepsisters, and stepchildren; or it means a representative that the victim chooses to speak on his or her behalf.
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